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That's a bit optimistic, but it's certainly within walking distance. Alternatively, you could hop on any of the 30s busses that run down Wisconsin. Get off at Macomb.I've never done it, but I wonder if walking from Cleveland Park via Porter might be just as fast... Get thee to Google maps!
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My post was in response to the question regarding the new TJ's ability to sell beer and wine. In this case, a hypothetical "school" was meant in the more traditional sense (i.e. primary or secondary), the proximity of which would preclude the sale of alcoholic beverages (again, viz. Safeway at Wisc. and Whitehaven). Now I understand what the real issue was (the one license per owner thingie).This raises another question, though: does this mean that GW is accredited now? If so, I offer my heartiest congratulations! I've been pulling for you guys.
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Only when they're trying to class it up that night. IMVHO, high life's the way to go if you're playing beirut, because the ping pong balls sometimes bounce off of the chunky foam.
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Not that I haven't enjoyed the digression into tomato sauce and canning, but on a slight more topical note: can anyone speak to the quality of the vacuum-packed parmagiano (or grana, for that matter) that's available at costco for about half as much as anywhere else? It seems like a good option for grating purposes, if not for serving on a cheese board.
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Well, from this description, it sounds like the amount you put in was appropriate. Such is vindaloo. My suggestion is either pick a more suitable dish for your guests, or better yet, pick more suitable guests for your dish.
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I'm glad someone finally mentioned Rainier (AKA The Green Death), which is now brewed by Pabst, I believe. My favorite Rainier Ale varietal is the 24 oz. can- best consumed rather quickly, so as to avoid even a hint of warming. Old style can be great, but only when consumed in a total dive in Chicago where the bartender is so drunk that he asks you crank call his friends and subsequently moons all of his patrons.
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I hope all those haters that prowl the DCist comments section listened and received a bit of Aufklärung ont he categorical imperative of restaurant week. Suckas.
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I should have also mentioned that my encounter with the beagle in San Francisco ended with the dog getting to eat my sandwich. Considering how long it had been in my backpack (a direct FRA to SFO flight), I suppose that I wouldn't have wanted it anyway, but still... On the other hand, I also had six bottles of Mosel Riesling that the customs officer pulled out of my bag but didn't confiscate. Which I hadn't declared. And I was 20.
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I was once busted at SFO for bringing an illicit German ham sandwich back with me from Rheinland-Pfalz. Damn beagle started nawing on my backpack...
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I'm happy to hear that good food is now attainable in Hampton. During my four year stay in New Hampshire, the whole state seemed to pride itself on a general lack of even passable dining options- and Hampton always seemed to be the worst of the worst.
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I agree regarding Chipotle's chips, but I don't think that their burritos are bland, particularly when compared to California Tortilla. I do have to admit that I actually enjoy a somewhat uneven dispersion of Burrito components, as it makes each bite a distinct flavor adventure.
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Furthermore, I've been really surprised by the number of people who are totally oblivious to the Post's reviews (among the unwashed mob with which I associate).
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So, where did you go and what did you buy?!
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Ah, but to accept blindly the decrees of some pointy-headed, ivory tower-dwelling dictionary editor as diktat is nothing less than an invitation to a linguistic Dolchstoß that will detroy us from within. Squalor, decay, and ruin are the only possible outcomes. But yeah, I'm really just being a nit-picky jerk, and if the server does their job well, s/he is welcome to call my table yinz for all I care. Still though, irregardless...ick.
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I'm sorry, but under such logic any number of diction-crimes could be justified. Irregardless, anyone? Fair enough- it's usually not the use of the term itself that I find grating, but rather that sort of perky-yet-vacuous manner in which it is said. On the other hand, the English language is a bitch when it comes to the second person plural. Touche...
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I think he just got confused by some other fast food joint.
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Alternatively, you can pound a sixer of natty-boh (at USD 2.00/each) at one of the bars across the street (Sliders?) and arrive appropriately sloshed/slouched/surly.
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I agree- here's how I use them: Gently crush a couple of cloves of garlic and a couple rounds of ginger and throw them into a saute pan with a bit of neutral oil. Once the garlic and ginger are infused in the oil, put your spices in the oil to bloom them. Add the quartered (or however you want to cut them) potatoes, and coat them in the mixture off the heat and put the pan a preheated oven as normal. A squeeze of lemon or lime on the finished potatoes is good, too. Not incredibly sophisticated, but I like it.
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I have to take issue with this to a certain extent, in that inter-European flights can be a whole 'nother ball game. I've flown Air France's FRA-CDG service several times, and they serve nasty instant coffee and these weird, greasy shortbread biscuits or some tragic little sandwich that manages to be both soggy and stale.
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Hey! There's always the Roundtable Pizza, which will serve you a greasy, overly-sauced slice with the toppings piled high. Actually, I used to love the place when I was younger. I could polish off a large by myself... OAK
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I'm surprised there hasn't been the obligatory: "get on I-66 going west to exit 67, then follow the signs for the Dulles access road..."
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The ethnic sandwich thread reminded me of a good place for a quick bite in the Marais: L'As du Fallafel! It on the rue des Rosiers right off of the rue vieille du temple. I really like Amsterdam here in DC, but there's something about l'As...the balls are...fluffy...
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That's really interesting- I've only had falafel in the US, which seemed to be dominated by the Israel/Palestine variant, and France, but that was at an Israeli-style place in the Marais. But I agree- most packaged mixes are pretty blah...
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Before or after writing his first thousand words?
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Are favas more authentic than chickpeas?